I watch Ancalagon walk out of Iniko's hospital room, knowing that he overexerted himself. I’m pretty sure he did it for me.
“Will he be okay?” I ask Zephyr. She seems to be the only one willing to help guide me to understand this world that is so new and confusing to me.
“Ancalagon is a very strong dragon. But you should be careful, Eliane. He would destroy himself for you, if that’s what he thought you wanted.”
“It’s not what I want,” I tell her, looking down at Iniko’s healed back. “Do you…do you know why he can’t hear my thoughts?”
“What did he tell you?” she asks.
“That he thinks that I’m trying to protect him. That he thinks that because of everything that happened with Iniko after he looked into my mind that I’m afraid of something bad happening again.”
“Do you agree with my so
